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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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